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I also heard that Joe Harp won the derby with Ziggy! Congrats to Tim and Shannon Thurby, and Twin Oak Kennels on Ziggy making the derby list with 2 wins in the last 3 trials.

Congrats to Ziggy, Tim and Shannon, and Joe Harp!!

Howard NiemiYou really gotta be careful about how high a pedestal you put your method, your accomplishments, your dog on. There's usually someone who's done more, somewhere. And they may have used a different method than you did! Chris Atkinson 2013

Way to go Tim and Shannon...........congrats to Ziggy and Joe Harp also

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"Determining and applying the criteria for when and when not to use correction is the essence of the art of dog training. I make a distinction between a mistake and a lack of effort." - Mike Lardy - Volume I "After Collar Conditioning"

Tim Kreher and his KY Wildlife Management, team do an amazing job of balancing this resource for wildlife - and the retriever sports also benefit.

"Determining and applying the criteria for when and when not to use correction is the essence of the art of dog training. I make a distinction between a mistake and a lack of effort." - Mike Lardy - Volume I "After Collar Conditioning"

I don't know how much you heard, but my co-judge was pretty good at deflecting all critical comments towards me. I'd imagine he'll want to take a bit of credit for your compliments. And frankly...he should take quite a bit of credit. He knows a good bit about setting up good tests to get the right answers without "killing" the pups.

I love that new mound they put in the field that I know as the David DuPont field.

It was a great time.

Thanks! Chris

"Determining and applying the criteria for when and when not to use correction is the essence of the art of dog training. I make a distinction between a mistake and a lack of effort." - Mike Lardy - Volume I "After Collar Conditioning"